Clip-on eyeshield



Oct. 12, 1954 Filed Dec. 4, 1950 A TTOR NE Y.

Patented Oct. 12, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE CLIP-0N EYESHIELD Samuel Feldman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application December 4, 1950, Serial No. 199,110

' 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates generally to the combination of headwear with eyeshields attached thereto.

An object of the invention is to provide, in combination with a form of headwear in which the crown or hat body is provided with an out wardly extending brim or peak, novel and improved means for removably securing an eyeshield to said brim in such manner whereby the said brim or peak is not mutilated or otherwise damaged.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in combination with a cap having a brim or peak, and an eyeshield, novel means for attaching said eyeshield to said peak so that the eyeshield may be rotated with respect to the peak with a minimum of strain to both the eyeshield and the peak.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved form of eyeshield which includes transparent windows secured by means of novel construction to fastening means whereby the eyeshield may be secured removably to the peak of a cap, which shall be so constructed and arranged as to facilitate removable attachment thereto at selected portions of the cap peak.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved form of eyeshield construction of the type described, in which novel intermediate link means is interposed between a fastening clip and the universal mounting carrying the eyeshield, so that a range of widths and shapes of cap visor thereof may be accommodated by the eyeshield to be fastened thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel cap and eyeshield construction of the type described, in which the cap may be worn with or without the eyeshield, as desired, in which the peak of the cap is not pierced or mutilated with permanent attachments or otherwise damaged, which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, and highly effective and convenient for its intended purpose.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in which Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of a cap with my novel and improved eyeshield secured to the visor thereof, adjustable positioning of the eyeshield with respect to the visor being indicated in dot-dash lines;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the cap 2 shown in Fig. l but of smaller size, adjustable rotatable positioning of the eyeshield with respect to the visor being indicated in dot dash lines; Y t

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the cap shown in Fig. 1, with the eyeshield mounted thereon, one shape of cap visor being shown;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved eyeshield and attaching device shown in Fig. l, but apart from the cap;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged view of a portion of the eyeshield and attachment device shown in the upper portion of Fig. 1, apart from the cap;

Fig. 6 is an edge elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 5, portions thereof being sectioned;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the plane l-l of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to that of Fig. 3, but showing another shape of cap visor.

In the course of wearing hats and caps, it is frequently desirable to use some device for shielding the eyes from the sun and wind or to protect the eyes against cinders or other fragments. However, since one may already have a cap, it is often desirable to use such an eyeshield in conjunction with the same cap. The present with any cap, and with a novel means for attachment without injuring or mutilating the cap.

In order to understand clearly the nature of the invention and the best means for carrying it out, reference may now be had to the drawings, in which like numerals denote similar parts throughout the several views.

As shown, there is a cap l0, having a cap body l2 forming a hollow crown to receive the head of the wearer, and having a forward extension of cap visor or peak I l secured to the crown in any well known manner, along the border line l6. It is seen that the shape of the cap visor may vary, as for example in Figs. 3 and 8, that shown in Fig. 3 being more squared-off toward the front, whereas that shown in Fig. 8 is more rounded off.

I provide an eyeshield 20, seen best in Figs. 1 and 4, which is to be secured to the cap visor. The eyeshield 20 may be of any well known style which may include, for example, a pair of transparent windows 22, formed of glass, plastic or other suitable sheet material, through which the user of the device can see objects. Each of the windows 22 is surrounded by a frame 24, also formed of suitable material such as plastic, and shaped to conform to the shape of the windows 22, the frame 24 including a bridge 26 interconnecting both halves of the frame. Secured to the top members 28 of the frame 24, are a pair of socket support brackets 30a and 301:, a hollow rivet 32 penetrating both the socket support bracket and the frame member 28 at each of two portions of the frame as shown.

The brackets 30a and 3021 have flanges 34 and 36 which extend beyond the web edge 38 as seen in Figs. and 7, and are recessed or concaved at 40 to form sockets to receive a ball 42 resiliently gripped therebetween, the ball being, however, turnable in its socket. The ball 42 is provided with a neck 44 and disc-like base or flange 46 lying against the abutting surface of a link member 48. The link member 48 is pro vided at one end thereof with an opening receiving therethrough a hollow tubular rivet-like extension 54 of the base 46 as best seen in Fig. '7, the upper end of the extension 50 being spread or expanded, as shown, to secure the ball and link together, yet permitting limited relative turning motion therebetween as seen best in Fig. 5. The link member 48 is relatively rigid and may be formed of suitable rigid material such as brass, or other metal or plastic.

A spring clasp member 50, formed of resilient material such as spring brass, steel, or other suitable material, has one leg 52 thereof extending beneath one end of the link 48, and contactively overlying the same surface as that of the base 46, as seen in Figs. 4, 5 and 7, being secured thereto by means of a hollow rivet 54 which penetrates both the link 48 and the leg 52 of the clasp member. Limited turning motion is permitted between the link 48 and the clasp member 52 as shown in Fig. 5.

The other leg 56 of the clasp member 52 is bent as shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7, being normally in the plane shown in full lines in Fig. '7, so as to resiliently bear against the surface of the cap visor l4, and being springable to any other position such as indicated in dot-dash lines in Fig. '7, for allowing the insertion of the cap visor margin into the clasp or clamp 58. As seen in Figs. 3 and 8, the universal mounting and linkage between the clamps 5B, the rigid links 48, and the frame 24 permits the device to be mounted on any shape of cap visor, either the relatively squared type shown in Fig. 3, or the more 4 rounded shape shown in Fig. 8, and at any position therealong.

The device when mounted on the cap may be moved downwards to the solid line position shown in Fig. 2, for shielding the eyes, or retracted to the dot-dash line position when no shielding is needed.

It is noted that in accordance with my invention the links 48 being free to rotate with respect to the clamps 58, as well as with respect to the balls 42 and brackets 30a and 3%, permit the adjustment of the eyeshield to the visor and the absorption of any strain placed thereupon due to the said rotational movement of the eyeshield.

Although I have described my invention in specific terms, it will be understood that various changes may be made in size, shape, materials and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

A device of the class described in combination, an eyeshield, bracket means secured to said eyeshield, sockets formed in said bracket means, a ball member seated in said socket turnable universally therein, a link member, means securing said ball member to said link member and permitting limited turning motion therebetween, clamp means secured to another portion of said link member and permitting relative turning motion between said clamp means and said link member, said clamp means comprising a pair of legs resiliently spaceable to receive therebetween a marginal portion of a cap visor for engaging the same to support said eyeshield, said means securing said ball member to said link member comprising a neck integral with said ball memher, a disc-like base integral with said neck, and lying against said link member, an extension integral with said disc-like base and penetrating said link member, said extension being a hollow cylinder, the outer end of which is expanded to retain it in engagement with said link member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,445,203 Bowers July 13, 1948 2,519,959 Fisher Aug. 22, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 476,306 France May 4, 1915 

